2016 PDL season

USL Premier Development League
Season	2016
Champion	Michigan Bucks (3rd Title)
Regular Season Champions	Michigan Bucks (5th Title)
Matches	469
Goals	1,472 (3.14 per match)
Best Player	Chevaughn Walsh Ocean City Nor'easters
Top goalscorer	Chevaughn Walsh Ocean City Nor'easters (14 Goals)
Best goalkeeper	Ryan Cretens Carolina Dynamo
Biggest home win	DSM 9, WSA 0; (June 25); MCH 9, PIT 0; (July 16)
Biggest away win	KWU 7, TFC 0; (May 17)
Highest scoring	DSM 9, WSA 0; (June 25); MCH 9, PIT 0; (July 16)
Longest winning run	7, Fresno Fuego; (May 19 - June 18)
Longest unbeaten run	13, San Diego Zest FC; (May 14 - end of season)
Longest winless run	12, Cinc. Dutch Lions; (May 28 - end of season)
Longest losing run	8, LA Laguna FC; (May 8 - June 21); OC Blues U-23; (June 12 - end of season)
	← 2015 2017 → All statistics correct as of July 19, 2016.

Season2016

ChampionMichigan Bucks (3rd Title)

Regular Season ChampionsMichigan Bucks (5th Title)

Matches469

The 2016 USL Premier Development League season was the 22nd season of the PDL. The regular season began on May 6 and ended on July 17, consisting of 67 teams playing across 10 divisions. The Michigan Bucks were the playoff champions.

Team name	Metro Area	Location	Previous Affiliation
Kokomo Mantis FC	Kokomo Metro Area	Kokomo, Indiana	Expansion Team ^[1]
Oklahoma City Energy U23	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	Expansion Team ^[2]^[3]
Tormenta FC	Bulloch County, Georgia	Statesboro, Georgia	Expansion Team ^[4]
San Francisco City FC	San Francisco Bay Area	San Francisco, California	US Club Soccer^[5]^[6]
Peachtree City MOBA	Metro Atlanta	Peachtree City, Georgia	Expansion Team ^[7]
San Diego Zest FC	San Diego–Tijuana	San Diego, California	Expansion Team ^[8]
The Villages SC	Sumter County, Florida	The Villages, Florida	Expansion Team ^[9]
FC Golden State Force	Los Angeles County	Pasadena, California	Expansion Team ^[10]
South Florida Surf	Treasure Coast	Port St. Lucie, Florida	Expansion Team ^[11]
Tri-Cities Otters	Tri-Cities, Tennessee	Johnson City, Tennessee	Expansion Team ^[12]
FC Boston		Boston, Massachusetts	Expansion Team
Evergreen FC	Washington DC	Leesburg, Virginia	Expansion Team
Victoria Highlanders	Greater Victoria	Victoria, British Columbia	PDL (2009–14); Returns from Pacific Coast Soccer League^[13]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	GPS Portland Phoenix	14	9	3	2	36	20	+16	29	Advance to Eastern Conference Divisional Qualifiers
2	Western Mass Pioneers	14	7	3	4	27	23	+4	25	Advance to Eastern Conference Divisional Qualifiers
3	Long Island Rough Riders	14	6	5	3	26	24	+2	21
4	FC Boston	14	6	6	2	22	24	−2	20
5	Seacoast United Phantoms	14	5	5	4	20	22	−2	19
6	AC Connecticut	14	5	6	3	26	25	+1	18
7	Westchester Flames	14	4	8	2	15	21	−6	14
8	F.A. Euro	14	2	8	4	13	26	−13	10

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Reading United AC	14	10	3	1	35	12	+23	31	Advance to Eastern Conference Divisional Qualifiers
2	Ocean City Nor'easters	14	9	5	0	36	21	+15	27	Advance to Eastern Conference Divisional Qualifiers
3	Baltimore Bohemians	14	7	5	2	26	21	+5	23
4	New York Red Bulls U-23	14	6	4	4	23	20	+3	22
5	Jersey Express S.C.	14	5	7	2	24	28	−4	17
6	Lehigh Valley United Sonic	14	3	10	1	8	24	−16	10
7	Evergreen FC	14	2	8	4	16	42	−26	10

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Charlotte Eagles	14	11	2	1	34	8	+26	34	Advance to Eastern Conference Championship
2	Carolina Dynamo	14	10	3	1	27	8	+19	31	Advance to Eastern Conference Divisional Qualifiers
3	SC United Bantams	14	7	4	3	20	18	+2	24	Advance to Eastern Conference Divisional Qualifiers
4	King's Warriors	14	7	5	2	16	14	+2	23
5	South Georgia Tormenta FC	14	6	5	3	22	18	+4	21
6	Peachtree City MOBA	14	3	9	2	15	29	−14	11
7	West Virginia Chaos	14	3	9	2	13	32	−19	11
8	Tri-Cities Otters	14	1	10	3	14	32	−18	6

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Michigan Bucks	14	12	2	0	45	7	+38	36	Advance to Central Conference Championship
2	K-W United FC	14	11	2	1	37	18	+19	34	Advance to Central Conference Championship
3	Derby City Rovers	14	7	5	2	31	25	+6	23
4	Dayton Dutch Lions	14	4	5	5	23	30	−7	17
5	Pittsburgh Riverhounds U23	14	2	8	4	14	30	−16	10
6	TFC Academy	14	2	8	4	14	36	−22	10
7	Cincinnati Dutch Lions	14	1	10	3	11	31	−20	6

2016 PDL season

Changes From 2015

New/Returning teams

Name Changes

Folding/Moving

On Hiatus

Standings

Tiebreakers

Eastern Conference

Northeast Division

Mid Atlantic Division

South Atlantic Division

Central Conference

Great Lakes Division

Heartland Division

Southern Conference

Southeast Division

Mid South Division

Western Conference

Northwest Division

Central Pacific Division

Southwest Division

Playoffs

Conference Championships

Eastern Conference

Southern Conference

Central Conference

Western Conference

PDL Championship

Semifinals

Championship Game

Awards

All-League and All-Conference Teams

Eastern Conference

Central Conference

Western Conference

Southern Conference

Attendance

References

Related Articles

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Des Moines Menace	14	10	2	2	37	7	+30	32	Advance to Central Conference Championship
2	Thunder Bay Chill	14	7	2	5	33	19	+14	26	Advance to Central Conference Championship
3	Chicago Fire U-23	14	8	4	2	28	18	+10	26
4	Kokomo Mantis FC	14	4	6	4	23	25	−2	16
5	St. Louis Lions	14	2	8	4	19	28	−9	10
6	WSA Winnipeg	14	1	11	2	7	51	−44	5

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	The Villages SC	14	9	3	2	37	18	+19	29	Advance to Southern Conference Championship
2	South Florida Surf	14	8	2	4	28	15	+13	28	Advance to Southern Conference Championship
3	FC Miami City	14	6	4	4	31	22	+9	22
4	Floridians FC	14	6	5	3	20	16	+4	21
5	SW Florida Adrenaline	14	5	8	1	16	32	−16	16
6	IMG Academy Bradenton	14	4	9	1	14	25	−11	13
7	Palm Beach Suns FC	14	2	9	3	12	30	−18	9

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	OKC Energy FC U23	14	10	3	1	33	15	+18	31	Advance to Southern Conference Championship
2	Midland/Odessa Sockers	14	8	3	3	20	14	+6	27	Advance to Southern Conference Championship
3	Mississippi Brilla	14	4	6	4	14	20	−6	16
4	Saint Louis FC U23	14	3	8	3	17	29	−12	12
5	Albuquerque Sol FC	14	3	9	2	11	23	−12	11

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Calgary Foothills FC	14	8	3	3	22	12	+10	27	Advance to Western Conference Divisional Qualifiers
2	Seattle Sounders FC U-23	14	8	6	0	21	16	+5	24	Advance to Western Conference Divisional Qualifiers
3	Washington Crossfire	14	5	4	5	16	14	+2	20
4	Kitsap Pumas^[a]	14	5	4	5	12	15	−3	17
5	Victoria Highlanders	14	3	5	6	17	19	−2	15
6	Lane United FC	14	3	5	6	13	16	−3	15
7	Portland Timbers U23s	14	2	7	5	14	23	−9	11

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Fresno Fuego^[a]	14	10	3	1	23	11	+12	30	Advance to Western Conference Divisional Qualifiers
2	Burlingame Dragons FC	14	7	5	2	28	19	+9	23	Advance to Western Conference Divisional Qualifiers
3	San Francisco City FC	14	6	6	2	19	16	+3	20
4	BYU Cougars	14	4	6	4	12	18	−6	16
5	Las Vegas Mobsters	14	3	8	3	13	26	−13	12

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	FC Tucson	14	11	1	2	38	12	+26	35	Advance to Western Conference Championship
2	San Diego Zest FC	14	8	1	5	27	12	+15	29	Advance to Western Conference Divisional Qualifiers
3	FC Golden State Force	14	8	4	2	38	23	+15	26	Advance to Western Conference Divisional Qualifiers
4	Ventura County Fusion	14	7	4	3	24	18	+6	24
5	Southern California Seahorses	14	2	9	3	17	24	−7	9
6	Orange County Blues U-23	14	2	10	2	13	38	−25	8
7	LA Laguna FC^[a]	14	2	11	1	17	44	−27	4

July 19, 2016 South Atlantic Division Play-in Game	Carolina Dynamo	4–1	SC United Bantams	Greensboro College Greensboro, North Carolina
5:45 PM EDT	Ramsell 29' Nyepon 32' Elliot 88' Anunga 90'	Report	Bradley 15'

July 19, 2016 InterDivision Play-in Game	Reading United AC	3–1	Western Mass Pioneers	Don Thomas Stadium Reading, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM EDT	Boukemia 40' Pierrot 69' Noumansana 70' Antic	Report	Viera 23' Ruiz Burokas

July 19, 2016 InterDivision Play-in Game	GPS Portland Phoenix	1–3	Ocean City Nor'easters	New England College Portland, Maine
8:00 PM EDT	Ekern 69' Pappalardo Vazquez Melville 35' Havey Hall	Report	Walsh 14' Regis 16' Mwape 46' Umar Jaime

July 23, 2016 Conference Semifinal	Charlotte Eagles	0–1	Ocean City Nor'easters	Don Thomas Stadium Reading, Pennsylvania
5:00 PM EDT	Micaletto Denton	Report	Walsh 42'

July 22, 2016 Conference Semifinal	The Villages SC	1–2	Midland/Odessa Sockers	Taft Stadium Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
6:00 PM CDT	DaCosta 77' Wi. Pereira We. Pereira	Report	Mesias 7' Henrique 55' Sanchez Ruiz

July 22, 2016 Conference Semifinal	OKC Energy U23	2–1	South Florida Surf	Taft Stadium Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
9:00 PM CDT	Keats 2' Conway 20' Prost Hoskins Taylor 90'	Report	Marriott 64' O'Sullivan Gonzalez Decker

July 23, 2016 Conference Final	OKC Energy U23	0–0 (1–2 p)	Midland/Odessa Sockers	Taft Stadium Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
4:00 PM CDT		Report
	Penalties
	Keats Conway Dennis McLaughlin		Machado Masson Sanchez Markovic

July 22, 2016 Conference Semifinal	Des Moines Menace	5–1	K-W United FC	Ultimate Soccer Arena Pontiac, Michigan
5:00 PM EDT	Heath-Preston 6', 37', 58' Wypych 26' McCrary 65' Hoek 84'	Report	Miller 31' Reynolds 57' Camargo 77'

July 24, 2016 Conference Final	Reading United AC	1–4	Ocean City Nor'easters	Don Thomas Stadium Reading, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM EDT	Molloy 22' Conde Boukemia	Report	Mwape 53' Regis 76', 90' Jaime 89' Nimmo Walsh

July 22, 2016 Conference Semifinal	Michigan Bucks	3–0	Thunder Bay Chill	Ultimate Soccer Arena Pontiac, Michigan
7:30 PM EDT	Fitzpatrick 60' Najem 69' Owens 81' Wysong	Report	Leyrielton Stojcevski

July 23, 2016 Conference Final	Michigan Bucks	2–0	Des Moines Menace	Ultimate Soccer Arena Pontiac, Michigan
7:30 PM EDT	Cicerone 68', 89'	Report	Brotherton Heath-Preston Ibisevic Wypych

July 19, 2016 Northwest Division Play-in Game	Calgary Foothills FC	3–1 (a.e.t.)	Seattle Sounders FC U-23	Broadview Field Calgary, Alberta
9::30 PM MDT	Russo 36' Sarkaria 104' Fakunle 112' Adekugbe	Report	Teupen 48' Bjornethun Crisler Aguinaga

July 19, 2016 Central Pacific Division Play-in Game	Fresno Fuego	2–3 (a.e.t.)	Burlingame Dragons FC	Chukchansi Park Fresno, California
10:00 PM PDT	Chaney 30' Da Rosa 88' Campos Nogales	Report	Baird 37' Arramdani 41' Thierjung 100' Ramos Somera Smith Cox	Attendance: 4,972^[16]

July 19, 2016 Southwest Division Play-in Game	San Diego Zest FC	2–3 (a.e.t.)	FC Golden State Force	James Madison High School San Diego, California
10:00 PM PDT	Hurlow-Paonessa 16', 90' Camara Hoeckendorff Reyes Núñez	Report	Carrera-Garcia 52' Verso 71' Gordon 110' Turner Hernández

July 22, 2016 Conference Semifinal	Calgary Foothills FC	1–0	FC Golden State Force	Kino Sports Complex Tucson, Arizona
9:00 PM MDT	Russo 71'	Report	Carrera-García Turner	Attendance: 1,052^[17]

July 22, 2016 Conference Semifinal	FC Tucson	3–2	Burlingame Dragons FC	Kino Sports Complex Tucson, Arizona
11:00 PM MDT	Espindola 29' Turner 37' Ramos 83' Papa Waldrep	Report	Arramdani 61' Thierjung 79' Ramos	Attendance: 1,052^[17]

July 30, 2016 National Semifinal	Ocean City Nor'easters	0–3	Calgary Foothills FC	Tennessee Avenue Soccer Complex Ocean City, New Jersey
5:00 PM EDT	Nimmo Howe Jaime Walsh Umar	Report	Sarkaria 53' Jones 69' Pasquotti 86' Hyams

August 6, 2016 National Final	Michigan Bucks	3–2	Calgary Foothills FC	Ultimate Soccer Arenas Pontiac, Michigan
7:30 PM EDT	Cicerone 23', 87' Goldsmith 74'	Report	Pasquotti 38' Russo 60' Adekugbe Jones Wheeldon	Attendance: 1,486^[19]

Team	Home average
Fresno Fuego	3,441
Des Moines Menace	2,856
Burlingame Dragons	2,357
FC Tucson	1,379
Albuquerque Sol	1,121